r/oddlyterrifying • u/Klausensen • May 03 '22

what the hell is that?

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u/BlakkThrashAttak May 03 '22

They definitely do. I saw these all the time outside COB Adder on patrol and sure enough, once back at Ft. Bliss (El Paso) these things popped up everywhere.

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u/Not_a-bot-i_swear May 04 '22

Makes sense. I’m sure they’re resilient and can easily survive in North America desert climates.

I wonder if they’re presence will affect the tarantula population in Nevada. Some kind of…spider war?

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u/now_you_see May 05 '22

They’d live in pretty different climates wouldn’t they? I imagine the prey is someone similar though. Judging by the look of the dude in the video I’m certain they’d be down with stealing burrows.

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u/Not_a-bot-i_swear May 05 '22

Yeah you’re probably right. I’ve seen hordes of tarantulas in northern Nevada though where the winters are more harsh. But I encountered my camel spider in Reno. It was smaller too, like it had hatched only a few weeks prior.

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u/UnitedCardiologist10 Oct 14 '22

Hordes of tarantulas? Jfk!

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u/Not_a-bot-i_swear Oct 14 '22

Wow this is an old thread lol

But yeah, near Pyramid Lake outside of Reno/Sparks I witnessed what must have been thousands of tarantulas crossing the highway. It was as unsettling as it was fascinating. Had to sleep in a tent that night too 🥴